ABOUT THIS SALON: Dashiell Hammett is remembered for both for hiscontributions to hard-boiled crime fiction and his stand againstMcCarthyism. Join Hammett scholar and granddaughter Julie M. Rivett as sheexplores her grandfather¹s controversial political life, his relationshipwith Lillian Hellman, and the decades of consequent troubles that havetangled Hammett¹s estate. Don¹t miss this rare opportunity to hear aninsider¹s perspective on an important and too often misunderstood literarylegacy.

Julie Rivett and special guest Richard Layman will close the evening withdiscussion and a question-and-answer session. Layman has written or editedeight books on Dashiell Hammett, including Dashiell Hammett: a DescriptiveBibliography, Shadow Man: The Life of Dashiell Hammett, and Discovering TheMaltese Falcon and Sam Spade, nominated for an Edgar Award by the MysteryWriters of America.

Together Layman and Rivett have edited four books by or about DashiellHammett. Selected Letters of Dashiell Hammett: 1921-1960 and DashiellHammett: A Daughter Remembers by Jo Hammett were published in 2001. TheReturn of the Thin Man, with Hammett¹s screen treatments for two of thebeloved Thin Man film series sequels, was released in 2012. The Hunter andOther Stories, featuring unpublished and previously uncollected Hammettfiction, will make its debut in November 2013.

It¹s impossible to understand Los Angeles literature out of context of theplace. In the 1920s and 1930s, L.A. was bursting at the seams, as one of thebiggest boom towns the world had ever seen. And as the city grew, itattracted a varied and fascinating population: East coast intellectuals,filmmakers, European refugees, hustlers and visionaries of all stripes.

In this young city without an established cultural scene, the intelligentsiacongregated in book shops, each with its own personality shaped by the bookseller who curated the selection and the space. In the Salon series, LAVAcelebrates the forgotten history of L.A. book culture, from HollywoodBoulevard to downtown¹s Bookseller¹s Row. Each book shop¹s story illuminatesthe literary life of the city, and the emotional growth of the writers whocalled Los Angeles home. Also appearing at the Salon is Howard Prouty(Acquisitions Archivist at The Academy Foundation/Margaret Herrick Libraryand proprietor of ReadInk) with the latest in his popular series of talks ona famous Los Angeles book seller (subject to be announced).

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